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May 9, 1926

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Headlines from May 9, 1926

ALARMIST RUMORS OFFICIALLY DENIED; Government Corrects Reports Sent Here About Troops Firing On Mobs.

By Wireless To the New York Times

Govt says 70% of street transportation is maintained in many places

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A BRITISH AUTHOR DISCUSSES LONDON AND NEW YORK; IAN HAY'S SPEECH

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The following is a speech delivered by Major Ian Hay Beith in London, at a luncheon of the English Speaking Union on April 23, in celebration of Shakespeare's birthday. Major Beith, incidentally, is the author of "The Sport of Kings," which opened at the Lyceum last Tuesday night.

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NEW YORK: THREE CENTURIES OLD; This Month the City Celebrates its 300th Birthday -- The Story of the Growth, From the Lowly Little Pioneer Village of to the Towering Metropolis, Told in Six Chapters NEW YORK HAS SPANNED THREE CENTURIES NEW YORK HAS SPANNED THREE CENTURIES

By H.i. Brock

N Y: 3 centuries old

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YALE CREW'S SPRINT WINS VARSITY RACE; Coxswain Signals With Red Handkerchief for Spurt That Beats Penn Nearly Length. COLUMBIA 9 LENGTHS BACK Is Out of Contest After First Mile at Derby -- Great Crowd Sees the Regatta. NEW YORK FRESHMEN SCORE Lead Philadelphia Rivals Home by One Second -- Penn Trims the Eli Junior Varsity. YALE CREW'S SPRINT WINS VARSITY RACE

By Robert F. Kelley.special To the New York Times.by Robert F. Kelley

Defeats Penn and Columbia at Derby

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1926Admiral Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett claim to have flown over the North Pole (later discovery of Byrd's diary appears to cast some doubt on the claim.)^[†]

Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. was an American naval officer, and pioneering aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau. He is also known for discovering Mount Sidley, the largest dormant volcano in Antarctica.

Headlines from May 9, 1926

ALARMIST RUMORS OFFICIALLY DENIED; Government Corrects Reports Sent Here About Troops Firing On Mobs.

A BRITISH AUTHOR DISCUSSES LONDON AND NEW YORK; IAN HAY'S SPEECH

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NEW YORK: THREE CENTURIES OLD; This Month the City Celebrates its 300th Birthday -- The Story of the Growth, From the Lowly Little Pioneer Village of to the Towering Metropolis, Told in Six Chapters NEW YORK HAS SPANNED THREE CENTURIES NEW YORK HAS SPANNED THREE CENTURIES

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